Colin Buchanan (born May 23, 1964) is an

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singer, entertainer and multi-instrumentalist.

Early life

Colin moved with his family to

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, Australia as a six-year-old, and then

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, Sydney, before moving to the outback in 1988, with his wife for a couple of years, studying with Cornerstone Community inc. This included a year in Bourke, in the corner country of New South Wales, and another in

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Career

Colin has won nine

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Australian Country Music Awards and has written songs with

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, has become an Australian classic, in particular his "Aussie

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", now a staple at school end-of-year concerts. He was nominated for four

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for

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for ''Hard Times'' (lost to Lee Kernaghan for '' The Outback Club''), in

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for Best Children's Album for ''I Want My Mummy'' (lost to

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for ''Whoopee''), in

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for Best Country Album for ''Edge of the Kimberley'' (lost to Shanley Del for ''My Own Sweet Time'') and in

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for Best Comedy Release for ''The TGIF Songs of Colin Buchanan'' (lost to Tom & Alex for '' The Bits We're Least Ashamed of''). Colin was a regular presenter on ABC TV's '' Play School'' from 1992 to 1999, when the program was revamped. More recently he appeared on ''Playhouse Disney'', a co-production between Australia's

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and Disney Channel. He appeared with Monica Trapaga each year representing Seven and Disney on

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. For 20 years he hosted Qantas' in-flight audio entertainment, predominantly "Big Country", pioneering the guest co-host format eventually adopted across all Qantas inflight audio channels. Since the mid-1990s, Colin has devoted much of his time to producing Christian albums. In particular, his children's albums are popular across Australia, United Kingdom and in parts of the United States. A former school teacher at several schools, his songs can be heard playing in many a primary classroom and Sunday School.

Personal life

Colin and his wife, Robyn have four children named Elliot, Laura, Emily and Riley.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

*''Bourke To Beaconsfield'' (2006) *''The TGIF Songs Of Colin Buchanan'' (Double CD) (2013)

Religious Children's albums

*''I Want My Mummy'' (1993) *''Remember the Lord'' (1996) *''Practise Being Godly'' (1997) *''Follow the Saviour'' (1998) *''Live in the Big Tent'' (2000) *''Special Edition Volume # 1'' (compilation of demos) (2000) *''10, 9, 8... God Is Great'' (2002) *''Baa Baa Doo Baa Baa'' (compilation) (2003) *''Jesus Rocks the World'' (2004) *''King of Christmas'' (Double CD) (2005) *''Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo'' (2006) *''Colin's Favourites'' (Compilation) (2007) *''Super Saviour'' (2008) *''Boom Chicka Boom'' (2009) *''God Rock'' (2011) *''Live in the Big Tent (Special Edition)'' (2010) *''King of the Jungle'' (2013) *''The Jesus Hokey Pokey'' (2014) *''Jingle Jingle Jesus'' (2015) *''Boss Of The Cross'' (2016) *''Colin's Crackers Favourites Vol 2'' (2016) *''Living on the Rock'' (2016) *''Colin's New Testament Big Bible Story Songs'' (2017) *''Jesus The Game Changer'' (2017) *''Fam Bam Bible Jam!'' (2018) *''Catechismo Kids'' (2019) *''Colin Buchanan's Old Testament Sing-A-Long'' (2020)

Singles

*"Missin' Slim" (Lee Kernaghan & Colin Buchanan) (2004 tribute to the deceased

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) *"Goodbye, Crocodile Hunter" (2006 tribute to the deceased

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Awards and nominations

APRA Music Awards

ARIA Music Awards

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(ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the

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. They commenced in 1987.

Country Music Awards of Australia

The

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(CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the

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, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973. Buchanan has won seven awards and two as a songwriter. (wins only) , - , 1992 , Colin Buchanan - "Galahs in the Gidgee" , New Talent of the Year , , - , 1993 , "A Drover's Wife" , Heritage Award , , - , 1998 , "Edge of the Kimberley" , Heritage Song of the Year , , - , rowspan="2", 1999 , "Tough Job" (with

) , Vocal Collaboration of the Year , , - , "That Old Caravan" , Bush Ballad of the Year , , - , 2000 , "They Don't Make 'em Like That Anymore" , APRA Song of the Year , , - , 2005 , "Missin' Slim" (with Lee Kernaghan) , Heritage Song of the Year , , - , 2007 , "Close As a Whisper (The Gift)"
(performed by Lee Kernaghan - written by Lee Kernaghan, Garth Porter & Colin Buchanan) , Heritage Song of the Year , , - , 2010 , "The Road to Thargomindah"
(performed by The Bushwackers - written Colin Buchanan) , Bush Ballad of the Year , , -

Tamworth Songwriters Awards

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. They commenced in 1986. Colin Buchanan has won six awards. (wins only) , - , 1990 , "Up to Their Eyeballs" by Colin Buchanan , Amateur Traditional Award , , - , 1991 , "Debutantes Ball" by Colin Buchanan , Professional Traditional Award , , - , 1994 , "Dem Doggies Don't Care" by Colin Buchanan , Children's Song of the Year , , - , 2003 , "Jesus Is No Fairytale" by Colin Buchanan , Children's Song of the Year , , - , 2006 , "King of Christmas" by Colin Buchanan , Children's Song of the Year , , - , 2015 , Colin Buchanan , Songmaker Award , , -

References

External links

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